Curtain rod



April 15, 1924.

S. M. HAUSER CURTAIN ROD Filed Nov. 5, 1921 INI/ENTOR 5. M fla/06675 m S S m H W A TTORNE YS Patented apr. l5, i924.

UNETED STATES SAMUEL- MOZART EA'USER, OF ELMHURST, NEW YORK.

CURTAIN ROD.

Application led November 5, 1921.' Serial No. 513,028.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, SAMUEL M. HAUsnR, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Elmhurst, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented a new and improved Curtain Rod, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

`My invention relates to a curtain rod, and aims to provide certain new and useful improvements in connection with a device of this character.

ln connection with curtain rods, it is a well appreciated fact that considerable difficulty has been experienced for the reasons that the usual curtain rod has been relatively cumbersome and expensive in manufacture, and also for the reason that the connections existing between the plates and rod proper have been such that they will readily become ammed, and also in certain types of rods, the connection has not been of sutlicient strength to withstand the strain imparted thereto incident to the suporting of relatively heavy hangings.

Still further objections have been noted in connection with devices of this character, and with this in mind, my present invention aims to provide a curtain rod which shall primarily be capable of being readily7 and economically manufactured, and which rod, when finished will present an extremely pleasing appearance and be light in weight, so as to be capable of being readily manipulated with respect to its supporting plates.

Still further objects of this invention are the provision of a device of the character stated in which a connection will be established between the supporting plates and the body of the rod in such a manner that the same may be quickly applied, and be detached from the plates, it being noted that this connection will also be of such a nature as to at all times insure a positive support, prevent sagging, and also preclude any possibility of a longitudinal distortion of the ends of the rod.

Other objects of this invention will bccome apparent in the annexed specification taken in connection with the drawings which latter present one practical embodiment of the same, and in which- Figure l is a perspective view of a rod embodying my improved construction and showing the same in fixed position upon the window sash Figure 2 is a perspective view of one of the ends of the rod and the co-operating plate detached from each other;

Figure 3 is a similar view but showing these elements in engaging position;

Figure a is a transverse sectional view taken along the line a-i and in the direction of the arrows illustrated in Figure l.

In the drawing, the numerals 5 designate a pair of similarly constructed telescoped sections or rods having their longitudinal edge portions formed with interfitting flanges 6 connected as illustrated in Figure 4f.

The end portions of the rods 5 are provided with extensions '7 having inwardly directed branches 8 adapted for connection with base plates 9, A

Each base plate has its end portions formed with apertured ends for the reception of suitable fastening devices by means of which the plate may be secured to a frame l. The base plates 9 are provided with upper and lower lugs 1l and 12 respectively, the upper lugs being provided with slots M adapted for the receptidn of the inwardly directed lug or branch 8 of the adjacent rod. Figures 2 and 3 illustrate that the lower lugs 12 are grooved longitudinally to receive the lower extension 7 whereby the rods 5 are securely though detachably connected to the base.

It will be observed that the upper and lower lugs 11 and 12 are struck out from the base plates 9 between the openings 10 and these attaching plates may be formed from a single blank of metal.

A curtain rod comprising a base plate provided at its end portions with attaching means and provided between sai-d attaching means with upper and lower struck out lugs, the upper lug being provided with a slot and the lower lug being provided with a longitudinal depression forming a groove, and a rod having upper and lower extensions provided with terminal branches extending inwardly toward each other, the inwardly extending terminal branches of the upper extension being extended through the slot in the upper lug and the lower extension of said rod being received in said groove whereby the rod is detachably connected to said base plate.

SAMUEL MOZART HAUSER. 

